{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/part-47",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/909",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025",
  "path": "part/47",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "INVESTIGATION ORDERS AND WARRANTS",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nSection 1: general rules\nWhen this Part applies\nrule 47.1\nMeaning of ‘court’, ‘applicant’ and ‘respondent’\nrule 47.2\nDocuments and recordings held by the court officer\nrule 47.3\nSection 2: investigation orders\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.4\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.5\nApplication for order: general rules\nrule 47.6\nApplication containing information withheld from a respondent or other person\nrule 47.7\nApplication to vary or discharge an order\nrule 47.8\nApplication to punish for contempt of court\nrule 47.9\nOrders under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984\nApplication for a production order\nunder the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984\nrule 47.10\nOrders under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the National Security Act 2023\nApplication for an order under the Terrorism Act 2000\nor the National Security Act 2023\nrule 47.11\nContent of application for a production etc. order under the Terrorism Act 2000\nor the National Security Act 2023\nrule 47.12\nContent of application for a disclosure order or information order\nunder the Terrorism Act 2000 or the National Security Act 2023\nrule 47.13\nContent of application for an explanation order under the Terrorism Act 2000\nor the National Security Act 2023\nrule 47.14\nContent of application for a customer information order\nunder the Terrorism Act 2000 or the National Security Act 2023\nrule 47.15\nContent of application for an account monitoring order\nunder the Terrorism Act 2000 or the National Security Act 2023\nrule 47.16\nOrders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nApplication for an order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nrule 47.17\nContent of application for a production order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nrule 47.18\nContent of application for an order to grant entry\nunder the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nrule 47.19\nContent of application for a disclosure order or information order\nunder the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nrule 47.20\nContent of application for a customer information order\nunder the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nrule 47.21\nContent of application for an account monitoring order\nunder the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nrule 47.22\nOrders under the Extradition Act 2003\nApplication for a production order under the Extradition Act 2003\nrule 47.23\nSection 3: investigation warrants\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.24\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.25\nApplication for warrant: general rules\nrule 47.26\nInformation to be included in a search warrant\nrule 47.27\nApplication for warrant under section 8\nof the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984\nrule 47.28\nApplication for warrant under section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987\nrule 47.29\nApplication for warrant under paragraph 12 of Schedule 1\nto the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984\nrule 47.30\nApplication for warrant under Schedule 5 to the Terrorism Act 2000\nor Schedule 2 to the National Security Act 2023\nrule 47.31\nApplication for warrant under section 352 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nrule 47.32\nApplication for warrant under section 160 of the Extradition Act 2003\nrule 47.33\nApplication for warrant under any other power\nrule 47.34\nSection 4: orders for the retention or return of property\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.35\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.36\nApplication for an order under section 1 of the Police (Property) Act 1897\nrule 47.37\nApplication for an order under section 59\nof the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001\nrule 47.38\nApplication containing information withheld from another party\nrule 47.39\nRepresentations in response\nrule 47.40\nApplication to punish for contempt of court\nrule 47.41\nSection 5: orders for the retention of fingerprints, etc.\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.42\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.43\nApplication to extend retention period\nrule 47.44\nAppeal\nrule 47.45\nSection 6: investigation anonymity orders\nunder the Coroners and Justice Act 2009\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.46\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.47\nApplication for an investigation anonymity order\nrule 47.48\nApplication to discharge an investigation anonymity order\nrule 47.49\nAppeal\nrule 47.50\nSection 7: investigation approval orders\nunder the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.51\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.52\nApplication for approval for authorisation ...\nrule 47.53\nSection 8: orders for access to documents, etc.\nunder the Criminal Appeal Act 1995\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.54\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.55\nApplication for an order\nrule 47.56\nApplication containing information withheld from a respondent or other person\nrule 47.57\nApplication to punish for contempt of court\nrule 47.58\nSection 9: orders for the extension of a moratorium period\nunder the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.59\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.60\nApplication for extension of moratorium period\nrule 47.61\nApplication containing information withheld from a respondent\nrule 47.62\nSection 10: orders for access to electronic data\nunder the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019\nWhen this Section applies\nrule 47.63\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 47.64\nApplication for order\nrule 47.65\nApplication to vary or revoke an order\nrule 47.66\nApplication containing information withheld from a respondent or other person\nrule 47.67\nApplication to punish for contempt of court\nrule 47.68",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 47 Table of Contents omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2026/721",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/part/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:12:44.140935+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}